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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Idealism

The idea of a perfect world. Complete harmony and peace, with no violence, no war, no disease, no poverty no corruption. It sounds like it would be all happiness sunshine and fairy dust, but if we take a step back and look at this so called perfect world again, the saddest realization in life could possibly be, that it would never work.

After our basic instinct to survive is put at ease, and we no longer have to fight for food or territory, the next step in human nature is to try and get the most, using the least amount of energy. I believe we evolved this way, perhaps from monkeys, perhaps from aliens... definitley not from god.... so eventually, our kind could flourish, and create the oh so amazing world we know today.

All of us, whether we like to admit it or not, are inherently lazy and greedy. Some people have the ability to fight against their true nature and maybe one day even change it, most people tho, are in deep denial and even though they may refuse to admit it for their entire lives, live everyday wanting more. Wanting to have as much as possible., but there really is no limit, no highest, no best at anything.

This idea of perfection, of idealism is great in theory but when really applied, makes no sense at all. For humans, this idea of having everything you’ve ever wanted. Of a perfect world… it doesn’t exist, and can never exist. There will always be that part of who we are, screaming from inside that there’s more we want.. We can try to ignore it, but in the end what happens more often, is we convince ourselves that its not something we simply want, but something we need.

The greedy convince themselves its motivation, inspiration or a "standard of living".. and not simply greed that compels them to want more shiny toys.

We need that fancy car, we need the mansion, we need the wife or husband, we need more love, we need drugs, we need more friendship, we need better friendship, we need a better wife or husband, we need a fancier car.

The next time you see those people with the fancy clothes and cars and houses, and you think to yourself “wow, they must have everything they’ve ever wanted.” Realize that for the greedy and lazy people of the world, it doesn’t exist. And the people that waste, the people that live their lives excessively and never even think about helping anyone else… those are the people with nothing.